Iraq: Iran Crosses Boundaries as American Troops Pull Out
As the Obama Administration conducts its military withdrawal from Iraq, Iran has upped its involvement in the region, emphasizing how vulnerable American troops are now that forces are diminishing....
View ArticleArab Autumn: Elections, Crackdowns, and Sectarian Tensions Part III
Bahrain and Syria are countries ruled by sectarian minorities. Bahrain’s Sunni royal family rules over a Shia majority whereas the Assad regime, which rules over a Sunni majority, belongs to the tiny...
View ArticleThe Administration’s Mixed Messages to Syria
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is home following an informal and indefinite recall. The Obama Administration cited concern for Ford’s personal safety as the basis for this decision. A more likely...
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Syria’s Media Crackdown: No End in Sight
A Syrian living in Turkey shouts slogans during a protest against the government of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad Syria remains a holdout in the Middle East against the forces of popular...
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Russia Backs Assad to the Bitter End
In a rare admission of reality, a senior Russia Middle East hand, Duma Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Mikhail Margelov, acknowledged that Russia has “exhausted its arsenal” of support available to...
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Syria’s (Literal) Information Warfare
Demonstrations and funeral in Douma, near Damascus, Syria on February 4, 2012, after one of the deadliest days in more than 10 months of troubles in the country. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM To hide its...
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U.S. Aid to Syrian Rebels Takes Congress by Surprise
State Department/Sipa USA/Newscom On Thursday, at the Friends of Syria Conference in Rome, Secretary of State John Kerry abruptly reversed U.S. policy on Syria. Much to the surprise of Members of the...
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Despite “Pivot” to Asia, Kerry Forced to Return to Middle East
MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA/Newscom Although the Obama Administration has proclaimed its intention to “pivot” toward Asia, Secretary of State John Kerry has been forced to pivot back to the Middle East in...
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Assad Has Friends Closer Than You Think
EFE/David Fernandez/Newscom Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has anti-American friends in the Western Hemisphere. In a move to exert his somewhat newly minted leadership status, Nicolas Maduro, the...
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Assad’s War on Terrorism Is a Misnomer
Newscom The Syrian peace talks are cautiously proceeding despite Iran being invited and then disinvited from the talks, divisions within the Syrian government delegation, and utter disagreement over...
View ArticleIraq: Iran Crosses Boundaries as American Troops Pull Out
As the Obama Administration conducts its military withdrawal from Iraq, Iran has upped its involvement in the region, emphasizing how vulnerable American troops are now that forces are diminishing....
View ArticleThe Administration’s Mixed Messages to Syria
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is home following an informal and indefinite recall. The Obama Administration cited concern for Ford’s personal safety as the basis for this decision. A more likely...
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Syria’s (Literal) Information Warfare
Demonstrations and funeral in Douma, near Damascus, Syria on February 4, 2012, after one of the deadliest days in more than 10 months of troubles in the country. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM To hide its...
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U.S. Aid to Syrian Rebels Takes Congress by Surprise
State Department/Sipa USA/Newscom On Thursday, at the Friends of Syria Conference in Rome, Secretary of State John Kerry abruptly reversed U.S. policy on Syria. Much to the surprise of Members of the...
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Despite “Pivot” to Asia, Kerry Forced to Return to Middle East
MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA/Newscom Although the Obama Administration has proclaimed its intention to “pivot” toward Asia, Secretary of State John Kerry has been forced to pivot back to the Middle East in...
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Assad Has Friends Closer Than You Think
EFE/David Fernandez/Newscom Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has anti-American friends in the Western Hemisphere. In a move to exert his somewhat newly minted leadership status, Nicolas Maduro, the...
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Assad’s War on Terrorism Is a Misnomer
Newscom The Syrian peace talks are cautiously proceeding despite Iran being invited and then disinvited from the talks, divisions within the Syrian government delegation, and utter disagreement over...
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